Tanks using ilv270 STR acessories

[Tila]

This makes me glad I have so many former-WoW raider tanks in my FC. ^^; They're quite happy with the bigger emphasis on VIT and mitigation, so at least I know, never go in without my tanks, because I don't want these dps meta types. D: Most are too unskilled to pull it off, and I personally don't have the patience for the ones that're gonna point fingers at the rest of the party when they screw up.

On the bright side, if I see a tank running around with the same HP as me, I'll just summon titan-egi until they switch, and lol for days while they struggle to take hate from him. XD It's sad seeing my stupid chicken nugget do a better job, but you do what you gotta do. >w<

And before you start in on me with out of context quotes: I am referring to the scrub imitators. There are a small amount of people that can handle the STR game play. Are any of those likely to be queuing with randoms in DF? Not likely no. For one, only an idiot expects randoms to adjust to that style of tank with no problems. No, the ones we will get in DF will be copy cats that think it sounds cool, but don't actually have the skills to tank that way, and they'll claim that it's the healer's fault for not healing enough, and/or the DD's fault for not using enmity reduction properly. We already had this issue with tanks that don't know how to stance dance, and then blaming the rest of the party for their own short-comings.

A game shouldn't bend to the will of the lowest. There needs to be room for those with skill to show that skill. Not saying low skilled people shouldn't be able to tank, but removing a higher skill ceiling just so they dont feel the need to get better is asanine.

As someone who tanked in WoW, I can also safely say that of course they are happy with a bigger focus on base defense. WoW tanking is stupendously easy with no real place for a tank to show any sort of skill. They dont need to push themselves to do much of anything beyond "Ok I can taunt now.".

EDIT: That you summon your tanking pet out of spite makes me think you're just a generally obnoxious person to group with at worst and simply don't know what you're talking about at best.

More vit doesn't make you tank better. If you're struggling to stay alive with lower vit its because you aren't mitigating properly. Someone with all str acc will take the same damage as someone with vit. If anything you'll mitigate MORE with higher str as it means an increase in your self healing potencies.

Let me say again. Someone who is doing poorly with low vit will also be doing poorly with high vit because they aren't using their mitigation, which is unaffected by your vit.